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1,3,5‐Triazine‐Based Synthons in Supramolecular Chemistry
Author(s) -
Gamez Patrick,
Reedijk Jan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200500672
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , chemistry , synthon , material chemistry , crystal engineering , context (archaeology) , triazine , hydrogen bond , nanotechnology , coordination complex , non covalent interactions , combinatorial chemistry , crystal structure , green chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , materials science , metal , paleontology , biology
Interest in supramolecular chemistry has grown significantly during the past two decades. In this context, hydrogen bonding and/or coordinative interactions have been extensively used to generate self‐assembled one‐, two‐ or three‐dimensional polymeric networks. Crystal structure prediction has progressed tremendously, and the challenge for the contemporary supramolecular chemist is now to produce custom‐made functional (and multifunctional) materials involving intermolecular interactions. Since the early 1990s, 1,3,5‐triazine derivatives have shown their potential as building blocks for the preparation of such materials. In this microreview, a selection of outstanding examples of supramolecular networks involving the 1,3,5‐triazine unit are discussed, illustrating the possibility of forming remarkable architectures by means of coordination and/or hydrogen bonds and their applications in host–guest chemistry, catalysis, anion recognition, sensoring, electronics and magnetism. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)